Technologies of sex selection and prenatal diagnosis.
Contributors: Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies.
Series: Volume 14 of the Research studies; Research studies (Canada. Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies) ;; v. 14.
Publisher: Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies
Published: 1993
Place of publication: [Ottawa]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Prenatal diagnosis.; Fetus -- Diseases -- Diagnosis.; Obstetrics -- Diagnosis.; Sex preselection.; Fetal Diseases -- diagnosis.; Hereditary Diseases -- diagnosis.; Prenatal Diagnosis.; Sex Determination.; Sex Preselection.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Issued also in French under title: Les techniques de choix du sexe et le diagnostic prénatal.
Table of contents: title: Ethical issues of prenatal diagnosis for predictive testing for genetic disorders of late onset / Michael Cooke; title: Prenatal testing for Huntington disease: psychosocial aspects / Shelin Adam and Michael R. Hayden; title: Screening for genetic susceptibilities to common diseases / Lynn Prior; title: Preference for the sex of one's children and the prospective use of sex selection / Martin Thomas; title: Bibliography on preferences for the sex of one's children, and attitudes concerning sex preselection / Martin Thomas; title: Attitudes of genetic counsellors with respect to prenatal diagnosis of sex for non-medical reasons / Z.G. Miller and F.C. Fraser; title: Preimplantation diagnosis / F. Clarke Fraser; title: Somatic and germ line gene therapy: current status and prospects / Lynn Prior.